A society collected Rs 92.16. Each member collected as many paise as t

1.	A society collected Rs 92.16. Each member collected as many paise as there were members. How many members were there and how much did each contribute?
Answer» Let there were a members Therefore, each attributed a paise Therefore, a (a), i.e. total cost collected = 9216 paise a² = 9216 a = \(\sqrt9216\) = 2 × 2 × 2 × 12 = 96 Therefore, there were 96 members and each contributed 96 paise

A society collected Rs 92.16. Each member collected as many paise as there were members. How many members were there and how much did each contribute?

Answer»

Let there were a members

Therefore, each attributed a paise

Therefore,

a (a), i.e. total cost collected = 9216 paise

a² = 9216

a = \(\sqrt9216\)

= 2 × 2 × 2 × 12

= 96

Therefore, there were 96 members and each contributed 96 paise